Evening Standard Crossword May 23 2024 Answers

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Below are all 126 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for May 23 2024. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Parrot type51 AcrossReveal answer → Accepted with thanks by a boy51 AcrossReveal answer → Leading52 AcrossReveal answer → Actors are remarkably deaf to it56 AcrossReveal answer → Amusing56 AcrossReveal answer → Near57 AcrossReveal answer → Earlier58 AcrossReveal answer → Spanish drink79 AcrossReveal answer → Information on a not very high hill79 AcrossReveal answer → Candle510 AcrossReveal answer → Accumulate510 AcrossReveal answer → Piercing wit from a private eye?510 AcrossReveal answer → Indications511 AcrossReveal answer → A writer's tip for something good in diet511 AcrossReveal answer → Backless seat512 AcrossReveal answer → What the toast may do when dad gets out of bed512 AcrossReveal answer → Some312 AcrossReveal answer → Throb713 AcrossReveal answer → Unimaginative professionals with a piece of music713 AcrossReveal answer → Month513 AcrossReveal answer → Bad reason for being in the bin?315 AcrossReveal answer → Purified715 AcrossReveal answer → Fish315 AcrossReveal answer → Is he determined to get a goal at rugby?417 AcrossReveal answer → Carrier617 AcrossReveal answer → Cupid417 AcrossReveal answer → Disturbed when asleep, appeals for a share of the bed618 AcrossReveal answer → Humans618 AcrossReveal answer → Forefront319 AcrossReveal answer → Depend on soft-hearted response519 AcrossReveal answer → Abdomen519 AcrossReveal answer → Looked to give shelter to a revolutionary620 AcrossReveal answer → Intelligent620 AcrossReveal answer → Expunged720 AcrossReveal answer → It's strong and seemingly effortless422 AcrossReveal answer → Land measure422 AcrossReveal answer → Side423 AcrossReveal answer → Mother's run? Not entirely324 AcrossReveal answer → That woman324 AcrossReveal answer → Genuine425 AcrossReveal answer → Stifle725 AcrossReveal answer → Times when half the team appear in '28 Across'725 AcrossReveal answer → Open the door to the French element526 AcrossReveal answer → Plundered726 AcrossReveal answer → Summarise526 AcrossReveal answer → Distinctive character527 AcrossReveal answer → A stony mug527 AcrossReveal answer → A takeaway line528 AcrossReveal answer → Essential528 AcrossReveal answer → A show worth listening to?729 AcrossReveal answer → Plume729 AcrossReveal answer → When half of it gets mature, this can be eaten530 AcrossReveal answer → Assumed name530 AcrossReveal answer → Rodent330 AcrossReveal answer → Belief531 AcrossReveal answer → Refused631 AcrossReveal answer → Bad ones don't get paid531 AcrossReveal answer → Referee734 AcrossReveal answer → Incorrect537 AcrossReveal answer → Hasten338 AcrossReveal answer → Material539 AcrossReveal answer → Stratum540 AcrossReveal answer → Lawful541 AcrossReveal answer → Wept542 AcrossReveal answer →

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Inclination51 DownReveal answer → Protective suit62 DownReveal answer → Moving52 DownReveal answer → On terra firma, one can still be all at sea!62 DownReveal answer → The Spanish angle is possibly mischievous63 DownReveal answer → Cured63 DownReveal answer → Evaluate63 DownReveal answer → Assert44 DownReveal answer → It quite alters one's meaning34 DownReveal answer → Used to be34 DownReveal answer → Coach75 DownReveal answer → Simply to meet the case55 DownReveal answer → Gemstone55 DownReveal answer → Lobby56 DownReveal answer → Terribly full in a way, perhaps76 DownReveal answer → Disregard orders76 DownReveal answer → Second dram - a bargain47 DownReveal answer → Complain bitterly47 DownReveal answer → On turning red, there's some risk it'll kill insects68 DownReveal answer → Beam over a door68 DownReveal answer → Tavern39 DownReveal answer → Worshipped711 DownReveal answer → Longed to fix the editor!512 DownReveal answer → Guide512 DownReveal answer → Diminish513 DownReveal answer → Roost513 DownReveal answer → When psalms wave or lamps flicker, the effect's poetic513 DownReveal answer → Radiolocation514 DownReveal answer → Mother's alternative choice514 DownReveal answer → Defeated competitor514 DownReveal answer → Something afoot when a drunkard embraces a sailor515 DownReveal answer → Era515 DownReveal answer → Obese316 DownReveal answer → Leprosy victim516 DownReveal answer → News about a tight finish for expert swimmers516 DownReveal answer → Told718 DownReveal answer → Chubby518 DownReveal answer → It's clear that the party leader had been lying518 DownReveal answer → Even in regret, the tax people still collect it719 DownReveal answer → Confuses719 DownReveal answer → Parade time621 DownReveal answer → Edible seed621 DownReveal answer → Demon521 DownReveal answer → Dress622 DownReveal answer → To blend it into the fuel mixture is useless622 DownReveal answer → Evade522 DownReveal answer → Discount623 DownReveal answer → The outcome from Ulster?623 DownReveal answer → Sailor724 DownReveal answer → A set525 DownReveal answer → Drop a note525 DownReveal answer → Pound the little devil for being slack!426 DownReveal answer → Couch426 DownReveal answer → Cask327 DownReveal answer → Crazy part in that Mozart movie328 DownReveal answer → Animal doctor328 DownReveal answer → Corrupt628 DownReveal answer → Range529 DownReveal answer → Titled532 DownReveal answer → Composition533 DownReveal answer → Purchase335 DownReveal answer → Back436 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.